A 30-acre land deal that will allow for Northeast Christian Academy to expand their school and classical, college-prep focused education was made official on Sunday, Sept. 7.

Woodridge Baptist Church approved the land contract agreement during a special meeting; NCA hopes to break ground on the land in May 2015.

Their new location is situated off of Northpark drive on Woodridge Parkway near St. Martha Catholic Church.

They have purchased 17 acres and 13 acres for a total of 30 acres of land on the east side of Woodridge Parkway that will house the school complete with 120,000 square feet of academic space, a football field and track.

“We are very excited and thrilled about this opportunity,” Brad Baggett, NCA Head of School, said. “From what I understand, this was the last piece of large property left in Kingwood. This purchase will give NCA the unique opportunity to grow into the school we have all envisioned for several years. This is a school that is committed to three things: being a classical, Christian and college-preparatory school.”

NCA’s current facility located on Hamblen Road in the Forest Cove subdivision sits on three-and-a-half acres and they have outgrown the space.

Currently, they have 276 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. They hope to grow that number to an optimal enrollment of 630 students which equates to 45 students per grade with three sections of 15 at their new location.

Once they hit their enrollment number of 630, there would be a wait pool for those interested enrolling their children in NCA.

According to Baggett, these enrollment numbers allow for them to maintain a low student-to-teacher ratio that they strive to engage students.

“There is simply no way to have the facilities and the fields we need at our current facility,” Baggett said. “The new location will truly allow for us to offer the types of academic and co-curricular programming we want to bring to our students.”

NCA first opened in the fall of 1993 at what is now Kingwood Bible Church on West Lake Houston Parkway across from Creekwood Middle School.

They moved to their current location in 1996 when Forest Cove Baptist Church which is now called Second Baptist Church moved to their spot on Loop 494.

The funding for the new location and construction will come from a capital campaign launched by NCA, organic student growth and donations from families of the school.

Baggett added that, “they do not intend to raise tuition to pay for the new location.”

They anticipate a four to five year transition period once the new school is open and hope to officially break ground in May 2015.

“Our families are very excited,” Baggett said. “This is something we have worked on for several years and we have conducted studies to determine if this is something our families would like for NCA. What we feel has been holding us back are the facilities. This new location will allow for us to have the athletic fields, fine art facilities and first-class academic facilities that are built to our needs.”